Only thing I would change in this build is adding additional support on the left and right sides of where you fire place is mounted. That way the beam supporting the studs where your TV is going to hang doesn't sag onto the fireplace over time. Great Build!!
Love the black as well, turned out great. Would have been nice to see how you added the trim in since you kept your base board attached. I’ve been working on mine almost a year (new to woodworking and DIY) and now I think I want to remove my baseboard or either the quarter round.
Thanks for the video. I'm actually going to be building something like this for my ultra short throw projector in my living room. Ultra short throw with a center channel speaker doesn't give you a whole lot of options. My wife won't let me flush mount the center channel inside the existing wall, so this is the 2nd best option. Thanks again.
i really like how u did the fireplace surround. definitely something im looking to try. as for the basement....man thats a missed opportunity with the projector. it looks like you have an underpowered projector. Thats not a death sentence tho. all u need is an actual Screen to make up the difference. A light rejecting screen would make that projector image 10x better. they are rather expensive to purchase, so u could just make your own with paint. saves a ton of money that way. there are youtube vids and websites dedicated to that stuff. a diy light rejecting screen wont make the picture as bright as a tv, but if u do it right should make it viewable with lights on. I built some screens a few years back and used a mini projector with like 300 lumens and it made a HUGE difference.
Thanks for sharing! We completed our build in six days (over two week period). We newly purchased table saw and a ton of other equipment for home projects. My husband was tired, so i completed drywall myself.🎉 We are nearing the paint stage. You mentioned that you used flat black paint. Specifically, which did you use?
What’s the measurement from your floor to the top of the mantle? And the distance between the top of the mantle and the bottom of the tv? Thanks! Looks great!
Have you had any issues with having the tv, and fireplace on the same outlet? Like tripping breaker or anything like that. Im going to build mine 8ft wide also, and only have 1 outlet back there to run things too. Have a 60" fireplace and 75" tv to go over it.
Thanks! I wanted to have a good balance between the TV, mantle and fireplace and that’s where the TV ended up. Honestly the TV does look high but from the couch it’s a perfect angle.
Hey Josh! I can't remember exactly what it's called but it 90 degree corner trim that i found in the trim section at Home Depot. It was next to the other trim pieces i used for the bottom and ceiling.
I've always bren curious of everyone that does woodworking drives a truck. Because I don't have one and I'm interested to start getting all the tools but not sure how i will get the plywood or lumber to my house everytime I need it. How do people do it so I can gave an idea and finally start doing my own projects around the house. 😁
I have a Kia Optima. Lay those seats down girl. You can fit a lot in a sedan but you can’t have any passengers. For bigger projects I’d rent a u haul truck for only 20$
Is your router/modem in the cubby you built for cables and such behind the shiplap? If so, does that give you poor wifi quality? Also, would you recommend moving the outlet higher just incase you needed/wanted to unplug something for whatever reason? Thanks In advance
Yes, we have the cable box and modem back in the cubby. Our Wifi hasn’t had any issues throughout the house. And yes I’d recommend bringing the outlet higher in case you needed to access it. That’s one thing I would change on this project.
We put the tv on a wall mount so it can be removable and the cables accessible. The fireplace is basically a bigger ceramic space heater. There’s an electric heating element that heats up and a fan that blows on it to push the heated air out the vent. Honestly it’s no where comparable to an actual fireplace but it’s just enough to give the dogs some heat when they lay in front of it!
Hi Clayton, this looks great! I am building something similar and was curious on how you hid the soundbar wire on top of the mantle? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks! I hid the wire behind the ship lap and the mantle covered the drilled hole. I snuck the wire from the ship lap in between the mantle and plugged it into the sound bar.
Really turned out awesome! Great job and thanks for sharing, sir. 🙏🏽 Subscribed! In the early stages of upgrading my childhood home (just in the ideation phase, really) and am inspired. Love that wooden table in the garage. Do you not mind parking your cars on the driveway?
This looks awesome and it gives me some great ideas for what I am trying to do in my home. My only question and also something that I’m trying to figure out in my non-Carpenter brain, how do you plug and unplug things
That’s a good question lol. We connected a power strip behind the TV mount so we could easily plug and unplug things. But we are only limited to the amount of plugs on the lower strip
@@Chriswinsss I cut the baseboard so the build out could be flat against the wall and the baseboard would sit flat against the MDF trim I used. The mantle is a 1x6 pine rectangle I made and mounted it to the shiplap with some 2x4 scrap pieces.
Looks great. I’m thinking about getting a fireplace as well but I always read that a dedicated circuit is needed. Is this really the case from your experience?
Right on, you should! We really like the one we used. There’s a link to it in the video description. We didn’t use a dedicated circuit for ours and it pulls such a small amount of power that I don’t think you’ll need one but just check how many outlets are going to that specific circuit so you don’t pull more power than it giving.
I’m a super newbie and wondering exactly how you anchored the TV to make sure it wouldn’t fall, is it just like how you normally would to a normal wall?
Hey! Yes, just anchor it the same way you would to a wall. Make sure to anchor into the studs (2x4’s). I would not recommend using dry wall anchors to hold a TV wall mount. It will not be able to support the weight.
This is beautiful, great job! How much spacing is between the top of the fireplace to the bottom of the mantel and from the top of the mantel to the bottom of the tv?
You can find the link in my description! We bought it from Amazon. This has been done for 8 months and we’re really happy with how everything has held up.
Looks awesome! At 3:22, you mentioned hiding some extension cords in the cubby box and I had a question if that goes against any sort of 'code' with hiding that behind the structure. Wondering if that is totally fine or if I should look at adding a new outlet higher up on the wall which takes power from the one below.
Thanks! Honestly, that’s a good question and I don’t have a good answer for you. I wanted to move the outlet box higher on the wall so it would be easier to access if anything went wrong but haven’t had to cross that road yet. I think you would be better to move the outlet up instead of tying into the one below if you’re not using it. Hope that helps.
I may have missed it… but, I didn’t see how to add the mantle… it wasn’t there… then in the finished footage it appeared.. that’s the reason I watched this video…. Bc I have a raw piece of wood just like this (I don’t know what kind it is, but it looks like the same wood as their mantle), but it’s kinda heavy… I am going to use my piece (not a “piece” bc it is 8ft long… I have to cut it of course) for a mantle.. but I live in a very old house built by farmers, so there are some boo-boos.. (yes… farmers…not builders… well maybe diy’ers… but hey dang good ones, bc it’s lasted 100yrs… with A LOT of repairs (that never addressed the source of the issue) and they did several things incorrectly… and I am trying to fix that… yes… I’m a diy’er too… but I have an advantage, my cousin is an architect… my brother is an electrician, my son is a welder/carpenter, and my other son is a roofer… just need a plumber😂, BUT I DIGRESS…. I want to make sure that the mantle will NOT collapse/fall in a few years! I have an actual fireplace (not working) behind the wall I am working with, but there’s drywall over it… 😮 idk WTH they were thinking
you're right! you have everyone you need when repairs or DIY projects come up besides that plumber lol. For the mantel I cut down some pine board and created a box with the back part open, then I connected two scrap pieces of 2x4 tot eh shiplap and slid the mantel over them. Yes, I really wish i recorded the part of me building and installing the mantel but we have since moved so I cannot make a video of the old setup. BUT, we purchased a new house that needs a LOT of TLC. I think we are going to build another DIY electric fireplace in the basement so i'll be sure to record all of the things missed from the first build.
Nice! At the end of the video I show my setup in the basement and that’s a 65” TV. We were going to use the same TV for the fireplace but our living room isn’t big enough plus we wanted the fireplace to be the same width as the TV. It would’ve looked un proportional. If you have Instagram I’d love to see pics of yours! Just search my name in IG and you’ll find me!
Hello ! This is great and something I am thinking of doing. Just a couple of questions - do we have to have a gap or leave a opening for the electric fireplace ? Is having this close space a fire hazard ? I am a rookie when it comes to woodworking and trying to understand it. Thanks !
1. The TV is way too high. You cannot properly watch TV when the bottom of the TV is 60 inches above the floor. 2. One major flaw with this design (as with so many RU-vidrs DIY-ing electric fireplaces) is attempting to create a traditional looking fireplace with electric clone while adding a TV above. 3. Electric fireplace is not traditional; therefore the mantle serves no purpose. The mantle added at least 24 inches of unnecessary height to the TV mount. The design guideline should be “mantle or TV” but not both. 4. If you choose mantle route, you should just skip the TV altogether. Otherwise your hard work will only result in neck pain. 5. If you choose the fireplace/TV combo. You should follow the rules that the TV should be mounted higher than 42 inches above the floor. This means that close to 90% of the RU-vid videos regarding DIYing fireplaces are misleading their audience. 6. I am so surprise that very few comments talking about the flaw with electric fireplace+mantle+TV design. Neck Pain is just not worth it.
There’s no right or wrong way. It’s what they, and apparently an awful lot of others, prefer. If you don’t like it then keep your opinions to yourself. Don’t be a tool (no pun intended).
@@zachramsey5876If giving people the right info on how high they should moint their TV is being a tool. Then I am tool. At least i did not cause neck pain to guillable viewers.
@@zachramsey5876 Tell what purpose does a mantle or a harth serve in a electric fireplace set up? I accept the asthetic reasons. Then TV on top destroys asthetic as well as functionality. Its weird that people put so much emphasis on their computer monitor height yet no one cared about tv placements.
